Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-11-11
FOREIGN.

Jenny Lind CIme Goldschmidh the cele-
bratei Swedish singer, is dead Sao was IS
years Of age. She had been seriously i'll for
some weeks.
Rev. Mr. S2urg6ol, in his form Il letter Of
resignation from III, Baptist Union, says it
is useless to ask him to reconsider his deter
mination.
Emperor William Is not yet able to rise
The Disturbing symptoms are abating, but
thepain at the base OF tue spine continues,
anil is especially acute with any movemont,
The residents of Musquodobolt harbor,
n. s., and the adjoining district Of Jeddore
are experiencing reign of terror caused by
tie dapredations and outrage5 OF a number
of miscreants, who do not stop at ordinary
robbery and burglary, but have attacked
travellers on the public highway at night,
and, IN one case, came very near numbering
a well known physician Night robberies,
house breaking and burglaries OF stores
have been common occurrences. Four places
in Jeddore were broken into i'll one night
and large quantity Of goods carried of.
Many other robberies of similar nature have
been reported, and people are afraid to
venture abroad after dark lest they be
attacked by the robbers
A reward of f. 500 has been offered for the
discovery Of the asSalantS Of II. Saluz, chief
Of the Swiss Labor party, who was stabbed,
~ IL OIlC5Gu, ny Etik1l CulSLo. olllS LAS llel
from his wounds.
The Porte has displayed some uneasiness
coyicerning the recent interview between
Prime Minister Crispi OF Italy and Prince
Bismarck, in consequence of the views at
tributed to Italy in regard to Tripoli, and
Prince Bismarck, In order to quiet this ap-
prehenSion, has assured the Sultan that Ger
many will never share, either morally or
materially, in any enterprise which threat
ems the Integrity OF Turkey.
Very Rev. Dr.. Howley of Newfoundland
says the reports OF suffering there are in the
main true.
w. *. Vanderbilt has taken tho Castle
Lindenhof, which belonged to the late King
OF Bavaria, for next summer. The Bavar-
ian government refused to sell the castle to
Mr. Vanderbilt.
A severe storm has ragel for two days on
the Mediterranean. Several houses were
unroofed, aud many orange trees have been
destroyed.
Gounod conducted the 500th performance
of Faust, the grand opera, in Paris on the
4th.
Mr., Erastus Wiman does not think that
England will part with Canada. He asserts
his belief that the condition of Canada will
be so much betterel by commercial union
with the United States that she will be con-
tent to remain an English possession.
"A ball was given to President Da2 Of
Mexico 5y the principal bankers and busi-
ness men of the capital 1t was pronounced
the most brilliant affair Of the season. The
expenses ara est!matod at S3),00).
Over in the French Chamber things sis
kinder mixed"
Emperor Williams illness Is causing anx.
iety throughout all Europe. The crown
prince is no better, and, in spite Of the doc
tors pfotestations, he gets no better. What
the result Is to be none can foretell.
Count Kalnoky says Austria's foreign rela.
tions are better than in 1896.
The body of Jenny Lind was buried at
Malvern, Eng In accordance with her oft
expressed wish, the patchwork quilt which
the children OF the United States presented
to her was buried with the romans.
John L. Sullivan and Jay Gould arrived
off Queenstown about the same time. Both
are feeling good and are "glad they come.
Great minds" etc.
Lord Salisbury has turned his mind to the
condition Of Lon1ons unemployed, and ia
said to be formulating q plan for their sup
port during the winter. The daily demon
strations of the unemployed in Trafalgar
square continue. There has been plenty of
turmoil, but no danger, and the only people
discommoded are the policemen and the West
end tradesmen. The latter complain that
business Is being ruined. They had an indig-
nation meeting to wait on the home secretary
to urge him to put a stop to street meetings
and pl ocesslons A grocery store has
been opened at the headquarters of
the Socialist league, and three evenings II
week the orators from Trafalgar square may
be seen selling goods at prices much below
the ordinary shops. What this movement
may lead to, properly managed, may be
gathered from the story OF the co operative
wholesale society which was started in an
obscure provincial town ebout 30 years ago
by few artisans who dubbed together in
order to make start. The society now sup
plies hundreds of cooperative stores scat
tered all over the country, and for the year
ended last September its sales amounted to
e7l0,000, or about S3,500,0)0
The London Standard is authorized to state
that Prince Bismarck and Sig, Crispi, in
their recent interview. simply renewed for
five years the agreement made last spring for
the joint and reciprocal defence OF each 9th
er's territory.
Eighteen young army officers have been
sentenced to various terms of exile in Siberia
on charges of being connected with revolu.
tionary plot against the government.
The czar of Russia is to visit Berlin on the
18th inst.
The programme Of the ceremonies attend
ing the celebration of tho Popes jubilee is
made public On Dec 81 the Pope win re-
caive the members of the international COM